Nerissa Naidoo

Education: Diploma in Mechanical Draughting, Damelin (2019-2021), TEFL and TESOL certificate, TEFL Universal (2023)

Experience: Journalist, Briefly News (2024-present) Writer & Editor, Entail.ai (2023-24) Ghostwriter, TUW Dibbly (2021-24) Writer, Featherpen.org (2021-25) Copy Editor, National Today (2023-25) Social Media Manager, Naleli Home Decor (2019-22)

Nerissa Naidoo is a writer and editor with seven years of experience. Currently, she is a human interest writer at Briefly News and joined the publication in 2024. She began her career contributing to Morning Lazziness and later joined Featherpen.org. As a TUW ghostwriter, she focused on non-fiction, while her editorial roles at National Today and Entail.ai honed her skills in content accuracy and expert-driven editing. You can reach her at nerissa.naidoo@briefly.co.za

1935 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"All-time high": Cape Town Porsche driver calls drunk friend after slamming into a police car

People

5 months ago

"I want this for my mum": Cape Town woman shows mum's second chance at love becoming Mrs Mthembu

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

"A brave generation": Johannesburg students lead night protest at Wits for GBV awareness

People

5 months ago

"I Save 50% of My Income": Woman shares her strict salary rules that help her build wealth

Women Empowerment

5 months ago

"The African-American dream is in SA": US woman flexes soft life in Mzansi with show-and-tell video

People

5 months ago

"United we are": Gent talks about global community supporting SA with pink/purple profile pictures

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

"You have to see what showed up": Cape Town man builds pond to attract wildlife to his bush house

People

5 months ago

A Cape Town man renovating a bush villa near the Kruger built a pond to attract wildlife, and within days, elephants, eagles, hyenas and impala showed up to drink.

"Thank you to the king": Woman shows the fruit of her job in Korea, building a house in 6 months

Women Empowerment

5 months ago

A South African woman working in Korea shared the progress on her home-building project, which she started in March 2025, with most major work now completed.

"Is Yours Clean?": Mrs Bullock schools critics on what it means to be kind after Adidas shoe drama

People

5 months ago

Mrs Bullock addressed critics who hated her shoes at Grace Mondlana's party. The former teacher called out women tearing down other women during a national crisis.

"Mrs Bullock is such a vibe": Former teacher lives her best life at Grace Mondlana's year-end event

People

5 months ago

Former teacher Mrs Bullock had the dance floor buzzing at Grace Mondlana's year-end party, but the clip sparked a debate about her limited-edition sneakers.

"The most beautiful killer": Cape Town woman finds SA's most dangerous sea slugs on Fish Hoek Beach

People

5 months ago

A Cape Town woman finds SA's most dangerous sea slugs on Fish Hoek Beach. The tiny Blue Dragons are venomous, and many Capetonians never knew they existed.

"If I can help even one animal": Zimbabwe woman living among monkeys and hippos turns heads

People

5 months ago

A Zimbabwean woman living among monkeys and hippos turned heads after sharing a video feeding wild animals at her door and explained why she helps them.

"Revolutionary": Pretoria woman shares why she's buying land in Gauteng for future generations

Women Empowerment

5 months ago

A Pretoria woman shares why she's buying land in Gauteng on the city's edge, and her personal strategy for future wealth building has Mzansi talking.

"You just realised": UK man shows what will happen if Africa charged full price for resources

People

5 months ago

A UK man showed what would happen if Africa charged full price for the resources exported. The 30-day scenario had Mzansi talking about the continent's power.

"I'm not crying": KZN young woman shares emotional clip celebrating her new car with her gogo

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A KZN young woman shared an emotional clip celebrating her new car with her gogo. The moment had over 3 million people watching and crying along.

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